Clinical Trainer

St Helena Hospice; England; Presencial; GBP 10.000 - 11.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

St Helena Hospice is seeking a Clinical Trainer to join our Education Team, working Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am–5.00pm. The role covers training across three local hospices and in external care settings, with a mix of in-person, webinar and hybrid sessions.

You will develop new courses, nurture staff development, maintain professional registration, and build relationships with healthcare assistants, care homes and agency staff to promote hospice education.

Formación

• Professional qualification in health and social care (NVQ 3 or above).
• Knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care.
• IT literacy including database work.
• Knowledge of educational and practice development initiatives.
• Full driving licence and access to transport.

Responsabilidades

• Provide education and training for three local hospices and external organisations.
• Plan sessions and develop new topics in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Deliver webinars, face-to-face and hybrid sessions regionally or nationally.
• Liaise with educators and trainers to meet training needs.

Conocimientos

Verbal and written communication

Training delivery

Curriculum development

Educational practice

Reflective practice

Educación

NVQ 3 in health and social care

Dementia or Alzheimer train the trainer qualification

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Clinical Trainer to work Wednesday & Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm to join our Education Team.

An individual thatcan support and nurture staff working across all three local hospices, workwithin a care home environment nurturing staff, with a variety of courses to improvepractice, knowledge and skills development.

A passion foreducation and helping others reach their full potential

Build and maintainstrong relationships with external stakeholders, including healthcare assistants,care home and care agency staff to promote Hospice Education.

Create and developnew courses in partnership with colleagues in the team

You will be alifelong learner, ensure your registration is current and practice continuousprofessional development

Please note we can not offer UK sponsorship

Main duties of the job

Toprovide education and training for all three local hospices (40%) and externalto the hospice (60%) by:

Providingtraining within and beyond the hospice, to other organisations such as carehomes, care agencies and hospice staff.

Plan sessions,share specialist knowledge, develop new topics to meet identified unmet needsin Palliative and end of life care.

Managedand deliver webinar, face to face and hybrid sessions across Suffolk and Essex

Supportingand develop education programmes, competencies for hospice staff and respondingto urgent or individual training needs if they arise.

Providemoving and handling sessions for hospice staff

Supportingstaff with growth mindset, reflective practice and professional boundaries

About us

Here at StHelena, we believe that everyone living with an incurable illness has the rightto live and die with choice, compassion and dignity. Families deserve to becared for and anyone coping with loss should be supported through their grief.

Our vision isto create a community where everyone knows that as the end of their story drawsnear, they will be cared for and die where they choose to be; where loved oneshave the opportunity to make the most of life together, surrounded by peoplewho care and support one another.

Since weopened in 1985, this belief drives us to provide the best end of life care andbereavement support to everyone in North East Essex, not just today but foryears to come.

Job responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To be a source of advice and knowledgeon education and training matters aroundeducational practice, patientcare and symptom control.

2. Tohelp identify training needs for those caring for patients and their families.Inparticular, working with care homes,care agencies promoting education, to keep andimprove the high standards of patient care.

3. Toprepare and deliver training in groups, individually or via webinars that meetsthe need for the hospice and other providers across regionally or nationally.

4. Toliaise with other educators and trainers if required to do so.

5. Maintainup to date skills and knowledge in palliative and end of life care and otheridentified specialist areas

PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES

Job description

Job responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To be a source of advice and knowledgeon education and training matters aroundeducational practice, patientcare and symptom control.

2. Tohelp identify training needs for those caring for patients and their families.Inparticular, working with care homes,care agencies promoting education, to keep andimprove the high standards of patient care.

3. Toprepare and deliver training in groups, individually or via webinars that meetsthe need for the hospice and other providers across regionally or nationally.

4. Toliaise with other educators and trainers if required to do so.

5. Maintainup to date skills and knowledge in palliative and end of life care and otheridentified specialist areas

PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To participate in the induction of all new staff asrequired.

2. To recognise the value of volunteercontribution and play an active part in their support and development whereappropriate.

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To participate in the Hospice education and trainingprogramme.

2. To give feedback from attended education programmes/studydays.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Todevise with the Head of Education a personal development plan in line with theHospice objectives and personal needs.

2. To maintain and increase personal professional skills.

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Towork within the policies of the Hospice

2. Toensure effective use of resources.

3. Torespect at all times the confidentiality of information covering patients,staff and volunteers.

4. Toplay an active part in the development and maintenance of good relationshipswith all who have business with the Hospice

5. Topromote the Hospice philosophy of care towards patients, relatives andvisitors.

Becauseof the special nature of the Hospice and its work the postholder may onoccasion be asked to undertake other duties to help maintain our high standardof care.

THIS JOBDESCRIPTION IS NOT NECESSARILY EXHAUSTIVE AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE HEADOF EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POSTHOLDER.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in health and social care NVQ 3 or above
• Evidence of highly developed EoL and palliative care knowledge underpinned by theory and experience
• Knowledge and understanding of palliative care services and recent initiatives in health and social care
• Additional IT literacy skills (including database work)
• Knowledge of educational and practice development related initiatives in the statutory and voluntary sectors
• Dementia or Alzheimer train the trainer qualification

Qualifications

• Must have full drivers licence and own transport.
• Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development
• Ability to travel across the region on a regular basis and complete shadow shifts in care homes

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience
• Excellent verbal, written and numeracy skills, able to convey ideas or concepts in a way that is easily understood
• Ability to devise and deliver training programmes, including delivering training to large groups
• Ability to plan and organise activities regarding practice education programmes
• Ability to reflect on practice and propose changes
• A flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment and to provide the flexibility of service required by the families seeking St Elizabeths services.
• Ability to manage own time
• Ability to prioritise work
• Ability to work to deadlines
• An understanding of what motivates staff
• Self-motivated, pro-active, energetic and creative
• Proven track record of reliability
• Comfortable working autonomously, with minimal supervision
• Able and willing to work within an EoL and palliative care environment.

Experience

• Evidence of working within a care home environment
• Evidence of effective training, teaching, facilitation and presentation skills
• Experience of working in a palliative care service
• Experience of working as a HCA trainer
• Evidence of participation in Continual professional practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£10,196.76 to £10,873.84 a yearDepending on experience